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Heavy rains continued to lash the city and the suburbs on Monday, affecting road, rail and air traffic. The weather bureau, meanwhile, has predicted intermittent rainfall with possibility of few heavy showers during the day.

According to traffic police sources, traffic was moving at a slow pace on various routes due to potholes but there was no water-logging on the main routes. read more »
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The city’s first ever helipad atop a residential building, the 19th storey home of the Ambani family at Sea Wind in Cuffe Parade has run into heavy weather yet again. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which had earlier granted an approval to the project has now stayed it.

In its letter dated June 5 to the director of M/s Ruchi Properties Private Limited, carrying out work here, i read more »
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Why head to Goa or Mahabaleshwar when the city is seeing a nip in the air? After a warm Christmas, Mumbaikars can now look ahead to a chilly new year with minimum temperatures dropping to 14.5 degrees Celsius.

C V V Bhadram, the deputy director general of Meteorology at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Colaba, is confident that the city can welcome the new year in a cool atmosphere. "The read more »
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Global news agency Reuters on Monday kicked off a mobile information service in Maharashtra that will provide thousands of farmers in the state with critical information about commodity prices, weather forecasts and other important news, in their native language.
The information, which will cost the farmer Rs60 a month, will help him achieve better yields by providing him with accurate weather f read more »
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Heavy rains lashed the city since the wee hours today, resulting in severe disruptions in rail, road and air traffic, causing inconvenience to regular commuters and office goers proceeding to their work places.rnrnFor the next 24 hours, the weatherman predicts frequent spells of rain and thundershowers with very heav read more »
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Taking into account the recent rains, which have prompted many youngsters to celebrate the cool weather on the road by indulging in a few drinks, a drive conducted by the Mumbai traffic police netted at least 150 Mumbaikars for drunken driving.

In the drive that began at 11.30 pm on Wed read more »
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Almost in all the mountain region, world over, rain means bad weather. While in the Sahyadris it is great weather! One of the finest time to trek. Hiking during the monsoon has a special charm which no other season can provide read more »
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